Montana: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What do international-type traffic control devices emphasize?” · “If there is a crosswalk where you must stop for a STOP sign, where must you stop?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Montana Driver Manual" (Revised April 2024), Montana Department of Justice, Motor Vehicle Division.
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What do international-type traffic control devices emphasize?
- Words and written messages instead of symbols
- Pictures and symbols instead of words
- Flashing lights instead of fixed signs
- Colors instead of shapes
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Correct answer: Pictures and symbols instead of words
The United States is moving toward an international-type system that emphasizes picture and symbolic signs rather than written messages.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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When are old-style signs changed to the new picture signs?
- All at once, on a single date set for the whole state
- Only when a local resident asks for a change in writing
- Every time a new driver manual is printed
- Only when old signs are replaced for repairs or maintenance
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Correct answer: Only when old signs are replaced for repairs or maintenance
Changes to the new signage are made only when the old-style signs are replaced due to repairs or maintenance.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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What does the manual say will happen to violators of signs, signals, and road markings?
- They will be arrested
- They will get a warning
- They will lose the license
- They will be fined only
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Correct answer: They will be arrested
The manual states that signs, signals, and road markings must be obeyed and that violators will be arrested.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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Into which three types are traffic signs classified according to function?
- Regulatory, warning, and emergency service signs
- Regulatory, parking, and information guide signs
- Regulatory, warning, and information guide signs
- Warning, speed, and information guide signs
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Correct answer: Regulatory, warning, and information guide signs
The manual classifies traffic signs by function as regulatory, warning, and information guide signs.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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What must you do at a STOP sign?
- Slow to a reasonable speed and yield to all vehicles on the roadway being entered
- Stop only when another vehicle is already in the intersection, otherwise keep moving
- Stop completely before the intersection and yield to traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard
- Slow down and stop only if you cannot see any traffic coming from your right
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Correct answer: Stop completely before the intersection and yield to traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard
A STOP sign means you must come to a complete stop before entering the intersection and yield to traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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If there is a crosswalk where you must stop for a STOP sign, where must you stop?
- Before entering the crosswalk
- In the middle of the crosswalk
- Just past the crosswalk
- At the far side of the intersection
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Correct answer: Before entering the crosswalk
The manual says that if there is a crosswalk, you stop before entering it.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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What does a YIELD sign mean?
- Slow down to a reasonable speed and yield right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway being entered
- Come to a complete stop and yield only to traffic close enough to be an immediate hazard
- Slow down only if another vehicle is approaching from your left side
- Stop and wait until the intersection is clear of every other vehicle
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Correct answer: Slow down to a reasonable speed and yield right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway being entered
A YIELD sign means slow down to a reasonable speed and yield right-of-way to all vehicles on the roadway being entered.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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What does a DO NOT ENTER sign mean?
- Cross traffic from both directions does not stop at the intersection ahead
- You may enter only after yielding to all vehicles
- The road ahead is one-way, or all vehicular traffic is not permitted
- Only trucks are prohibited from entering the road ahead
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Correct answer: The road ahead is one-way, or all vehicular traffic is not permitted
A DO NOT ENTER sign means the road ahead is a one-way roadway, or all vehicular traffic is not permitted.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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You see a sign with a red circle and a red slash across a black arrow or symbol. What does it mean?
- Do what is shown, with caution
- Do not do whatever is shown
- What is shown is allowed only at night
- What is shown is required for trucks
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Correct answer: Do not do whatever is shown
A sign with a red circle and a red slash across a black arrow or symbol means do not do whatever is shown.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 23
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What do regulatory signs usually look like?
- Diamond shaped with black words on a yellow background
- Rectangular with white words on a green background
- Round with red words on a white background
- Rectangular with black words or symbols on a white background
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Correct answer: Rectangular with black words or symbols on a white background
Regulatory signs are rectangular with black words or symbols on a white background.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What do regulatory signs tell the driver?
- Which road conditions are dangerous and need extra caution ahead
- Where to find services such as food, fuel, and lodging along the road
- What to do, such as the maximum speed or another required action
- Which route number and destination are located on the road ahead
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Correct answer: What to do, such as the maximum speed or another required action
Regulatory signs tell you what to do, showing the maximum speed or another required action, and you must obey them.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What does a DO NOT PASS sign mean?
- You must not pass vehicles going in your direction while you are in this area
- You may pass only when no vehicle is coming from the opposite direction
- You must not pass any vehicle that is turning left ahead
- You may pass only vehicles that are traveling slower than the limit
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Correct answer: You must not pass vehicles going in your direction while you are in this area
A DO NOT PASS sign means you must not pass any vehicles going the same direction as you while you are in the area.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What does it mean when you have passed a PASS WITH CARE sign?
- You must not pass any vehicle for the next mile
- Passing is allowed only when the driver ahead signals
- You must slow to the posted speed and stay behind other vehicles
- You are again allowed to pass other vehicles with care
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Correct answer: You are again allowed to pass other vehicles with care
After you pass a PASS WITH CARE sign, you are again allowed to pass other vehicles with care.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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You see a white sign with a red circle and slash across a black U-shaped arrow. What does it mean?
- You may turn about only when no other traffic is within sight of the intersection
- You cannot turn about to go in the opposite direction at this intersection
- Traffic must keep to the right of the obstruction ahead of you
- You must not pass any vehicle going in the same direction as you
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Correct answer: You cannot turn about to go in the opposite direction at this intersection
A NO U TURN sign means you cannot turn about to go in the opposite direction at this intersection.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What does a KEEP RIGHT sign mean?
- Traffic must turn right at the next intersection
- Traffic is required to keep to the right of an obstruction
- Only right turns are allowed from this lane
- Vehicles must stay in the right lane for the next mile
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Correct answer: Traffic is required to keep to the right of an obstruction
A KEEP RIGHT sign means traffic is required to keep to the right of an obstruction.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What does a SPEED LIMIT sign indicate?
- The recommended speed in good weather, which you may exceed when traffic is light
- The average speed of traffic on the road during the daytime hours only
- The speed you must drive at, never lower or higher, for the next mile
- The maximum speed you may travel from the sign until a different speed sign is posted
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Correct answer: The maximum speed you may travel from the sign until a different speed sign is posted
A SPEED LIMIT sign indicates the maximum speed you may travel from where it is posted until a different speed sign is posted.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What does a SPEED ZONE AHEAD sign tell you?
- The speed limit ahead is higher than the limit on the road you are on now
- A school zone with a lower limit begins at the next intersection
- You are approaching an area where a reduced speed limit has been established
- Speed limits are no longer posted anywhere on the road ahead of you
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Correct answer: You are approaching an area where a reduced speed limit has been established
A SPEED ZONE AHEAD sign means you are approaching an area where a reduced speed limit has been established.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 24
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What are warning signs used for?
- To mark places where you may stop and park your vehicle for a short time
- To show the route number and the distance to the next town ahead of you
- To show which lanes are reserved for slow vehicles and for trucks
- To warn of dangerous conditions ahead where you must drive with great caution
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Correct answer: To warn of dangerous conditions ahead where you must drive with great caution
Warning signs warn you of dangerous conditions ahead where you are required to drive with great caution.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 25
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A yellow diamond sign shows a black plus symbol. What does it warn about?
- A four-way intersection ahead; be alert for cross traffic
- A railroad crossing ahead; look both ways for trains
- A road that narrows ahead; be ready to meet traffic
- A side road entering from the right; watch for traffic
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Correct answer: A four-way intersection ahead; be alert for cross traffic
The crossroad sign means a four-way intersection is ahead and you should be alert for cross traffic entering the roadway.
Source: Montana Driver Manual (Revised April 2024), page 25